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**Inspired from** the activitypub bot, [@apod@reentry.codl.fr](https://reentry.codl.fr/@apod)
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## But why?
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- NASA used to host this [APOD page](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/) together with an API service, to get the metadata. (had some API usage limits and API keys)
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- Due to federal funding issues it's down from 1st Oct 2025
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- Found [this service](http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/) hosted by **The UCL Astrophysics Group**. But they don't have an API endpoint.
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- This service, scrape cache and serve the same as an API endpoint giving source mentions.
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